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Lessons in Navigating Inspire Africa – Task 7

TASK NO. 7: JB BELMONT HOTEL Turn Shit into Sugar – Opportunism Every negative situation contains the possibility for something positive, an opportunity. It is how you look at it that matters. Your lack of resources can be an advantage, forcing you to be more inventive with the little that you have. Losing a battle … Continue reading

A Tale of Inspire Africa Task No.6 – Rwandair Boeing 737-800 Sky Interior

It was the half way point; it was down to 12 contestants; It was Kigali, Rwanda. Looking around I had a hunch this is when it boils over into your typical reality TV Show because there can only be so much space for all the personalities, egos and skill sets. To break the humdrum of … Continue reading

10 Lessons in Navigating Inspire Africa – Task 6 (Part I)

TASK NO. 6: Rwandair Boeing 737-800NG Sky Interior  See Things for What They Are – Intense Realism Reality can be rather harsh. Your days are numbered. It takes constant effort to carve a place for yourself in this ruthlessly competitive world and hold on to it. People can be treacherous. They bring endless battles into … Continue reading

A Tale of Inspire Africa Task No.3 – The Nakumatt Shop Floor

“Without doubt Princes become great when they overcome difficulties and hurdles put in their path. When fortune wants to advance a new prince she creates enemies for him making them launch campaigns against him so that he is compelled to overcome them and climb higher on the ladder they have brought him. Therefore many judge … Continue reading

Lessons In Navigating Inspire Africa – Task 2

TASK NO. 2: THE MIRINDARIFIC TASK Observance of the Law and Strategy 1. Control the Options: Get Others to Play with the Cards you Deal The best deceptions are the ones that seem to give the other person a choice:  Your team mates feel they are in control, but are actually your puppets.  Give people … Continue reading

Lessons in Navigating Inspire Africa – Task 1

“The World has become increasingly competitive and nasty. In politics, business, even the arts, we face opponents who will do almost anything to gain an edge. More troubling and complex, however, are the battles we face with those who are supposedly on our side. There are those who outwardly play the team game, who act … Continue reading

SO YOU THINK YOU HAVE A BUSINESS IDEA? – PART 2

Young men and women, smart, shabby, sharp and high-strung piled up in the hallway sizing each other up  mindfully calculating the odds of making it to the final six out of all. The process of selecting the contestants for the Project Inspire Africa Reality TV Show started like this at an audition of the hopefuls. … Continue reading

The Great Paradox: “…you can’t connect the dots looking forward…”

“Again, you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.” Juxtaposing this with the previous post’s analogy of the Chess game and Life seems to appear paradoxical: how-many-moves-ahead-can-you-see VS you-can’t-connect-the-dots-looking-forward. However the beauty of a paradox … Continue reading

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